IRISH AFFAIRS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3734, 20 September 1886, Page 3

IRISH AFFAIRS.

At Dungannon on August 16th, bands of Nationalists paraded the Protestant quarter of tho town denouncing the residents there. A riot ended m several persons being injured. The police prevented desperate fighting by forcing their way between the Catholics and Protestants. According to tho Irish Time.i (Loyalist), Mr Parnell is about to embrace Roman Catholicism. A convention of Irish sympathisers m Be'sion m Chicago, during tho middlo of August, excited some attention on the port of tho London Pres3. Tho Standard says: — " Tho reason why tho Home Rulo Liberals found so littlo encouragement there, was the dependency of tho Parnellites on American donations, and they cannot havo money for nothing. Although thoy aro allowed to try ■what is possible with Gladstone and constitutionalism, tho American-Irish feeling favours tho old struggle." The Times of tho 20th gave prominence m its columns to a letter suggesting tbo prosecution for treason, on their return home, of tho Canadian delegate 3 and tho other British subjects, who figured m tho Chicago Convention. Archbishop Broke, m an address at Milltown Mnlby, on August 21st, while advising moderation, sni'l tho peoplo should exhibit sufficient firmness to show tho Government that if war was mado upon them, they would resist. Ho cautioned them to avoid crime, and exhorted them to continuo firm until tho rights of Ireland wero restored. Tho evictions at Godcdavo, a district of Donegal, wero concluded on August 22nd. Tho total amount of tho rent 3 concerned doc 3 not oxceed £50 yearly. 150 policemen and bailiffs, and CO cars and boats wero engaged for eleven days m tho proceedings. The cost v?aß £100 per day. The peoplo wore Btceped m poverty, and tho Eceno is described as pitiful. Ah immonso meeting at Carrick-on-Scur on August 23rd, m aid of the Irish Parliamentary fund, adopted resolutions declaring that tho peoplo would continue tho Homo Rulo struggle for ycar3, if necessary. The wilclestenthusiasm was exhibited, tho audience standing with uncovered heads, and sitjging " God Save Ireland." Largo Bums of money havo been subscribed. The secretary of the Irish American Parliamentary Fund telegraphed on August 24th, £3000 to Harrington of Dublin, to assist tho peoplo recently evicted at Godedavo and other places. General Sir Bedrera Bullor started on his Irish mission on Ang. 2Cth, going first to Dublin. His exact functions and power 3 are not known. A section of tho Opposition m Parliamant bolieves his mission to be the first Btep towards placing Ireland under martial law.